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£2m Netto store plan is approved
Thursday 24th September 2009, 10:47AM BST.
The Champion Jockey pub, Donnington, before demolition. Picture by Andy Cunningham
Low cost supermarket Netto has been given the go-ahead to build a £2 million supermarket on the site of a former pub in Telford, creating 20 jobs.
The plan, approved by members of Telford & Wrekin Council’s plans board last night, will see the new store, with parking for 33 vehicles, on the site of the former Champion Jockey pub in Donnington.
The pub was demolished in February this year when 70-year-old Allan Baxter, of Wrekin Drive, a former chairman of the now folded Champion Jockey football team, described it as “the end of an era”.
Objectors to the plan voiced concerns that small shops in The Parade could suffer as a result of the new store.
But at the plans board meeting last night, Councillor Roger Averley said: “I think the popular store will bring people into The Parade and help shops.”
A large willow tree is to be felled as part of plans despite being protected by a tree preservation order.
The application was approved subject to conditions.
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It’s great that new jobs are going to be created from this, but do we in Donnington REALLY need another supermarket? We have Aldi, Co-op and Asda within yards of each other, plus the local small shops. I don’t understand why another has been given the go ahead!
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What a farce, what with aldi,co-op and asda all with in walking distance of each other why on earth do we need another store…
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Competition is healthy….drives prices down…who’ll complain then?
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“A large willow tree is to be felled as part of plans despite being protected by a tree preservation order.” This is the only part of this story that really bothers me, it will be a real shame to see this beautiful Willow tree go :(
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